There is no point in looking at trichomes while you still have so many of those long white pistils.
A lot of those long white pistils have been washed out by the LED table lamp 6" from them while trimming.
The whole premise of this grow is to turn it over as fast as possible, yes I will risk cutting too early but based on the trichomes (that almost every guide is saying to go by, especially white strains like white widow) and my sample cut the other day - the plant is 'ready' for harvest.
The next grow (starting in around 3 weeks) will feature 3 clones, all topped twice and healthy and read to be put into flower. I'll have a full ~80 days to flower so I'll be able to test a few things out.
This grow was a massive success
3 healthy clones
Wet weight of plant was 334g compared to 59g of my first grow and zero grams of my second grow.